02338cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000480012624500240017426400510019830000470024933600260029633700260032233800360034850000310038450801890041552011250060453400700172965300310179965300300183065300460186085600510190685600430195767672UtSlPG20260610134549.0mcr n260607r20221943utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a43051170  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aTL1 aKelly, Fred C.q(Fred Charters),d1882-195914aThe Wright Brothers 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2022-03-21  aTim Lindell, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)  a"The Wright Brothers" by Fred C. Kelly is a biography authorized by Orville Wright, written in the early 1940s. This work chronicles the lives, inventions, and pioneering efforts of the Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville, as they transformed the dream of human flight into reality. This engaging account highlights their youthful curiosity, mechanical aptitude, and relentless pursuit of progress against formidable challenges.  The opening of the biography introduces the Wright brothers' early fascination with mechanics, stemming from childhood experiences that ignited their passion for invention. It recounts a pivotal moment involving a toy helicopter that sparked their lifelong interest in flight. As the narrative unfolds, it delves into their upbringing, highlighting their supportive family environment and their early experiments with kites and other mechanical devices. The beginning sets a foundation for understanding the brothers’ character, determination, and the inventive spirit that ultimately led them to create the first successful powered aircraft. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1943  aWright, Orville, 1871-1948  aWright, Wilbur, 1867-1912  aAeronautics -- United States -- Biography4 uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.3901502111200140uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67672